The Centre for Electron and Photon Optics supported by TA ČR in the National Centres of Competence Programme has won the TA ČR 2024 Awards in the Partnership category. This project, managed by the Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS, involved a number of researchers who are members of the Czech Optical Cluster.

The award in the form of an artwork was received by Ing. Ilona Müllerová, DrSc., principal investigator of the project of the Centre for Electron and Photon Optics, on 7 November 2024 in the premises of the historical building of the National Museum in Prague. The Centre brings together key academic and industrial players in the Czech Republic engaged in research and development in the field of electron and photon optics.

These are members of the Czech Optical Cluster:

  • Institute of Instrumentation of the CAS, v. v. i.
  • CRYTUR, spol. s r.o.
  • Institute of Physics of the CAS, v. v. i.
  • Meopta – Optika, s.r.o.
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Brno s.r.o.
  • Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the CAS, v. v. i.
  • Institute of Plasma Physics of the CAS, v. v. i.
  • Czech Technical University in Prague / Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • Palacký University in Olomouc / Faculty of Science
  • Brno University of Technology / Central European Institute of Technology
  • Brno University of Technology / Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

In addition, the Centre includes the following organisations:

  • Biological Centre of the CAS, v. v. i.
  • MESING, spol. s r.o.
  • Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i.
  • Masaryk University / Central European Institute of Technology

More information and press release HERE.

Kamil Krč
Author: Kamil Krč